dallasexaminer.com stories: Arts & Lifehttp://dallasexaminer.com/news/lifestyle/arts-life/dallasexaminer.com stories: Arts & Lifeen-usMon, 20 Jul 2015 09:00:33 -0500The Black Print: Rise of the Black millennial
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/jul/20/black-print-rise-black-millennial/Eleven years ago, teachers at the Clara H. Carlson School told Annis R. Sands of Elmont, New York, that upper-division courses would cause her excessive stress and anxiety.TATYANA BELLAMY-WALKERMon, 20 Jul 2015 09:00:33 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/jul/20/black-print-rise-black-millennial/Exotic hair boutique opens in Design District
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/jun/22/exotic-hair-boutique-opens-design-district/From straight to curly, from short bobs to unbeweavably long, Exotic Hair by Shenia offers an exclusive line of 100 percent virgin hair from different exotic locations around the world. For the past three years, boutique owner Shenia Browne offered her products exclusively online. JESSICA NGBORMon, 22 Jun 2015 09:50:32 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/jun/22/exotic-hair-boutique-opens-design-district/Transform your outside space into a party place
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/jun/08/transform-your-outside-space-party-place/Creating a perfect outdoor oasis – the first step toward a summer filled with carefree entertaining – requires careful planning for the entire space. While the arrival of spring is the perfect time to start thinking about landscape elements, don’t overlook the finer details, such as the furniture and accessories that truly bring an outdoor space to life.Family FeaturesMon, 08 Jun 2015 03:07:50 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/jun/08/transform-your-outside-space-party-place/Lyrical prose: Justus on the Expressway
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/apr/30/lyrical-prose-justus-express-lane/“Lock in tight, live for the fight, clamp down on life, and just ride,” wrote Justus Le'Derrick Clark as part of his latest endeavor.Robyn H. JimenezThu, 30 Apr 2015 10:59:05 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/apr/30/lyrical-prose-justus-express-lane/Black Girls Rock
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/apr/13/black-girls-rock/First lady Michelle Obama celebrated the beauty, power and tenacity of Black women while spreading her own message of education for girls at Black Girls Rock!, an annual event honoring trailblazing women of color from all walks of life. NEKESA MUMBI MOODYMon, 13 Apr 2015 10:16:19 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/apr/13/black-girls-rock/Ben Crump receives Newsmaker of the Year award
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/apr/13/ben-crump-receives-newsmaker-year-award/Benjamin Crump, the lawyer who skyrocketed to national prominence by representing the family of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida teenager who was followed, confronted and shot to death by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, said that since the fourth grade, he always knew that he wanted to grow up and fight for the community.FREDDIE ALLENMon, 13 Apr 2015 10:03:06 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/apr/13/ben-crump-receives-newsmaker-year-award/Evolution of Frank Bowling
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/apr/06/evolution-frank-bowling/“In my youth I tend to look at the tragic side of human behavior and try to reflect that in my work,” MIKE McGEEMon, 06 Apr 2015 09:19:58 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/apr/06/evolution-frank-bowling/Jacqueline Woodson: Brown Girl Dreaming
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/mar/19/jacqueline-woodson-brown-girl-dreaming/Jacqueline Woodson stood on the Horchow Auditorium stage inside the Dallas Museum of Art and asked “So, where do I begin?” The writer appeared at the Feb. 22 event Jacqueline Woodson: Dreams Come True in support of her latest book of poetry, Brown Girl Dreaming. The presentation was part of the ongoing DMA Arts & Letters Live program.MIKE McGEEThu, 19 Mar 2015 17:51:25 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/mar/19/jacqueline-woodson-brown-girl-dreaming/Preserving History: UNT archives TBAAL’s past performances, events and documents
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/feb/20/preserving-history-unt-archives-tbaals-past-perfor/Preserving African American art history is imperative to The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The mission of the organization is to create and enhance awareness and understanding of artistic, cultural and aesthetic differences utilizing the framework of African Americans in dance, theatre, music, literary, fine and visual arts. JESSICA NGBOR Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:01:40 -0600http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/feb/20/preserving-history-unt-archives-tbaals-past-perfor/Diagnosed with cancer – What’s next?
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/jan/19/diagnosed-cancer-whats-nnext/Receiving a cancer diagnosis often comes as a shock, for the person who is diagnosed as well as family and friends. It can be challenging to know the right questions to ask, or how to get the right information heading into treatment. Family FeaturesMon, 19 Jan 2015 08:01:52 -0600http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2015/jan/19/diagnosed-cancer-whats-nnext/Art Smith: Historic art collection of an African American jeweler
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/nov/01/art-smith-historic-art-collection-african-american/“From the Village to Vogue: The Modernist Jewelry of Art Smith” is an exhibition of striking necklaces, rings and bracelets created by African American designer Art Smith. MIKE McGEESat, 01 Nov 2014 21:21:31 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/nov/01/art-smith-historic-art-collection-african-american/INDEX: Reflections of Life
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/oct/09/reflections-life/Shadows and light intermingle with silhouettes and color in the newly installed windows of the Highland Hills Branch Library in Southeast Dallas.Special to The Dallas ExaminerThu, 09 Oct 2014 08:21:49 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/oct/09/reflections-life/PBS to present America After Ferguson
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/sep/29/pbs-present-america-after-ferguson/America After Ferguson, a PBS filming of a town hall meeting that will explore the issues following the death of Michael BrownSpecial to The Dallas ExaminerMon, 29 Sep 2014 12:07:21 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/sep/29/pbs-present-america-after-ferguson/Pardons of Innocence film to debut at CBC conference
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/sep/29/pardons-innocence-film-debut-cbc-conference/The much acclaimed feature-length film, Pardons of Innocence: The Wilmington Ten, will have its national debut during the CBCF Annual Legislative Conference this Friday at the Renaissance Hotel across from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington, D.C.The Wilmington JournalMon, 29 Sep 2014 12:03:48 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/sep/29/pardons-innocence-film-debut-cbc-conference/Fashion show fuses visual, performance art
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/aug/22/fashion-show-fuses-visual-performance-art/As camera flashes flared and world music thumped inside Rosine Hall at The Dallas Arboretum, the city carved out another deep notch in its standing as a couture beacon of the worldMIKE McGEE Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:15:17 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/aug/22/fashion-show-fuses-visual-performance-art/Battle on the Dance Floor: Hip-hop festival builds dreams, brings unity
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/aug/08/battle-dance-floor-hip-hop-festival-builds-dreams-/The All Styles and BBoy/BGirl Battles brought dancers from cities throughout Texas and Oklahoma to the Power House of Dance studio at 12300 Inwood Road on the last weekend of July.Mike McGeeFri, 08 Aug 2014 13:12:24 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/aug/08/battle-dance-floor-hip-hop-festival-builds-dreams-/Color.Colour.Colores.
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/jul/10/colorcolourcolores/Fashion, the Internet, inspiration and commerce were all united at the South Dallas Cultural Center on June 26. Inside the Arthello Beck Gallery, the program Color.Colour.Colores took aim at getting local designers, photographers and entrepreneurs from the concept of their creative businesses to streets and showrooms, in style.Michael McGeeThu, 10 Jul 2014 13:49:30 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/jul/10/colorcolourcolores/From Booker T. to Juilliard
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/may/09/booker-t-juilliard/“From the time that she was really little, she’s always been theatrical,” explained Wade Crowder, the father of 17-year-old Alicia.Michael McGeeFri, 09 May 2014 20:37:02 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/may/09/booker-t-juilliard/Historic club continues ‘beautiful’ mission
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/apr/21/historic-club-continues-beautiful-mission/Some of the most common things Blacks enjoy today, that are taken for granted, are things that African American communities were denied just 50 to 60 years ago. During that time, African Americans banned together to form groups within their own community in order to meet their own needs. Mike McGeeMon, 21 Apr 2014 10:54:29 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/apr/21/historic-club-continues-beautiful-mission/Author traces family back to 18th century
http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/apr/21/author-traces-family-back-18th-century/It all began with two documents. The first, said Lonnie R. Bunkley, author of Journey to Freedom, was an accounting of a slave who had been legally beaten to death in Alabama. JENNIFER BIHM Mon, 21 Apr 2014 10:50:22 -0500http://dallasexaminer.com/news/2014/apr/21/author-traces-family-back-18th-century/